महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-1, chapter-157, verse-6

आसीत्तपोवने काचिदृषेः कन्या महात्मनः ।
विलग्नमध्या सुश्रोणी सुभ्रूः सर्वगुणान्विता ॥६॥

6. āsīttapovane kācidṛṣeḥ kanyā mahātmanaḥ ,
vilagnamadhyā suśroṇī subhrūḥ sarvaguṇānvitā.

6. āsīt tapovane kācit ṛṣeḥ kanyā mahātmanaḥ
vilagnamadhyā suśroṇī subhrūḥ sarvaguṇānvitā

6. In a hermitage, there lived a certain daughter of a great-souled sage. She was slender-waisted, had beautiful hips and eyebrows, and was endowed with all good qualities.

6. ביער של תרגול רוחני חיה פעם בת של חוזה בעל נפש גדולה, צרת מותניים, יפת ירכיים ויפת גבות, שכל המעלות היו בה.

Words meanings summery:

• आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

• तपोवने (tapovane) - in a hermitage, in a forest of austerities

• काचित् (kācit) - a certain, some

• ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of a sage, of a seer

• कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, maiden, girl

• महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of a great soul, of a noble person

• विलग्नमध्या (vilagnamadhyā) - slender-waisted

• सुश्रोणी (suśroṇī) - beautiful-hipped

• सुभ्रूः (subhrūḥ) - beautiful-browed

• सर्वगुणान्विता (sarvaguṇānvitā) - endowed with all qualities, possessing all virtues

Words meanings and morphology

आसीत् (āsīt) - was, existed

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of as

Past imperfect

Root: as (class 2)

तपोवने (tapovane) - in a hermitage, in a forest of austerities

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of tapovana

tapovana - hermitage, forest of austerities (tapas)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tapas+vana)

• tapas – austerity, penance, heat (tapas)
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, grove
  noun (neuter)

काचित् (kācit) - a certain, some

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kācid

kācid - some, a certain

ऋषेः (ṛṣeḥ) - of a sage, of a seer

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ṛṣi

ṛṣi - sage, seer

कन्या (kanyā) - daughter, maiden, girl

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of kanyā

kanyā - daughter, maiden, virgin

महात्मनः (mahātmanaḥ) - of a great soul, of a noble person

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - great-souled, noble, a great soul (ātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large
  adjective
• ātman – self, soul, spirit (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: Agrees with 'ṛṣeḥ'.

विलग्नमध्या (vilagnamadhyā) - slender-waisted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vilagnamadhya

vilagnamadhya - slender-waisted

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vilagna+madhya)

• vilagna – attached, slender, thin
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root lag (to cling) with upasarga vi
  Prefix: vi
  Root: lag
• madhya – middle, waist
  noun (neuter)

सुश्रोणी (suśroṇī) - beautiful-hipped

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of suśroṇī

suśroṇī - beautiful-hipped

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+śroṇī)

• su – good, beautiful, well
  indeclinable
• śroṇī – hips, loins
  noun (feminine)

सुभ्रूः (subhrūḥ) - beautiful-browed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of subhrū

subhrū - beautiful-browed

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (su+bhrū)

• su – good, beautiful, well
  indeclinable
• bhrū – eyebrow
  noun (feminine)

सर्वगुणान्विता (sarvaguṇānvitā) - endowed with all qualities, possessing all virtues

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarvaguṇānvita

sarvaguṇānvita - endowed with all qualities

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sarva+guṇa+anvita)

• sarva – all, every
  pronoun
• guṇa – quality, virtue, attribute
  noun (masculine)
• anvita – accompanied by, joined with, endowed with
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from verb root i (to go) with upasarga anu and suffix kta
  Prefix: anu
  Root: i

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